Meet our newest storyteller, 12-year-old Henry Hargreave, who will be sharing his journey as a budding game developer and filmmaker, and the lessons he learns along the way. Hi … I’m Henry!  Let me introduce myself. As you can probably see, I’m 12 ,but that doesn’t necessarily limit my abilities. When I was around 3, I remember telling my mom to remind me that I wanted to be a game developer. My mom said if it meant enough to me I wouldn’t forget, and I suppose I never forgot, because during the pandemic I picked up game dev using Unity (a popular game engine). Eventually I switched to ..read more

Welcome to our new series exploring extended reality case studies, in a quest to develop richer and more accessible Extended Reality (XR) experiences. In this first case study, we delve into Parco Archeologico di Tremona-Castello’s (Tremona Castello Archaeological Park) Augmented Reality (AR) Experience and speak with Nadia Lupi, one of the visionaries behind the project. Organization: Parco Archeologico di Tremona-Castello (Tremona Castello Archaeological Park) Project: Parco Archeologico di Tremona-Castello AR Experience Type of Experience: Augmented Reality Walking Tour Device for ..read more

Join me in exploring XR Development for my final Master of Educational Technology Directed Studies, and finding ways of making XR Development more manageable and accessible for other educators, students and creatives navigating XR and beginning to develop their own projects. One of my main goals in embarking upon my Masters of Educational Technology was to explore newer-to-me forms of storytelling that could help to bring education to life. Over the past 7 years as I’ve worked my way through my Masters, being introduced to UBC’s Emerging Media Lab and the work they are doing there, having been ..read more

With any position you hold, you most likely have a short description of it prepared for when anyone asks about what you do, commonly known as an elevator pitch. For more well-known positions, this may be enough for someone to understand your role but what happens if your field of work is new or more complex? Having a short response is necessary to have on hand but you also need to be prepared to answer follow-up questions and in some cases, defend your profession. Art Therapy as an Example Art therapy is a growing field and many people have yet to hear about it. Most art therapists will find t ..read more

I began my clown journey knowing absolutely nothing.  I am pleased to say that having nothing in your head remains one of the key successes to being a clown.  Of course, when I started, I had no idea how useful not knowing anything was. In fact, it rocked me to my core for not being “good enough” when I initially started. A couple of my clown friends and I clowning around at clown school. I came to clown school at Ecole Philippe Gaulier with a wealth of experience as a performer and lover of the arts.  Many years of my youth consisted of training in areas of theatrical acting, m ..read more

Art therapists often utilize multiple theories and approaches in their practice, but usually have one or two art therapy theories that provide their guiding principles. When I first started studying art therapy, I had a limited understanding of a few theories and was completely clueless as to how I would build an approach. With the large volume of therapeutic models, it was difficult to find what aligned with my personal values as an art therapist, as I was not yet in a place where I felt comfortable in my approach. Keep reading to learn about a few different art therapy theories and how I inf ..read more

A trap that so many of us have a tendency to fall into is to try and help others by pushing our ideals and what works for us onto them. This can be particularly true in how we approach children, the elderly, individuals with disabilities, and those who are sick and injured; perceiving them as more vulnerable and in need of our help in making decisions for them. We forget that we are all individuals and that what works for us, may not work for them. Ultimately the only expert in what works for them is them (not you or whatever degrees and credentials you might have). Toolbelt Theory Take for ex ..read more

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